Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-12-14
Warrington Letter.
From Our Regular Correspondent.
WAsuISGroS, Dec. II

MAIsE's SESAToRs HoSoKED.
In making up the Senate committees Maine
has been given two very important chairman
ships. Senator Frye has been appointed
chairman of the Committee on Commerce,
and Senator Hale, chairman of the Commit
tee on the Census. Senator Frye sue
ceeds one of the purest and noblest men who
ever sat in the Standardization of Mime
sofa. The Committee on Commerce has
charge of the annual river and harbor bill,
work to do. His will be, too, IA rather thank
less task for he will be expected to please
everybody, which he cannot do; and the SEN
ator who fails to get an Appropriation for the
improvement of all the water-courses in his
section of the State, will think that the chair
man has been partial. 1t now seems proba-
BILE that the kennebec will receive some of
the attention it so much needs. Senator Frye
is also third on the Committee on Foreign
4 ffairs one of the most important commit
tees of the Senate. The Committee on the
Census, of which Senator Hale has been APP
pointed chairman, will grow in importance as
the year 1890 approaches. Only those who
have had some practical experience IN the
matter can fully understand the magnitude of
such an undertaking rs the enumeration OF
sixty millions of people. All the chairman
ships belong, of course, to the Republicans,
but the number of the committees is so large
that there are more than enough to go around.
SO with becoming magnanlmity quite num-
Der of the chairmanships of the minor com
mittees were given to the Democrats. for
which, let us hope, they were devoutly thank
full.
The Two MESSAGES
Mr.. Blaine's message" as reported by
Mr., Smalley for the New York Tribune, was
fea" ny larger hummer OF people III 'nis ci'y'
IL oeie'ea' o'an was 'ne r,es'oen's mes,
sag c"n na'utS uesc''oe 'i'e uhuou"' !,
enthusiasm WIN "h'ch II was received os 'he
neP"pi'c'ns' H'e,' "',ei sn'J'e' anu 'o.'
s,ueratioh was s"i''o"ea up ior 'he '''''e III
.ne "scuss'oh VI 'he suoJeo'; "n" ,"e p,o'a-
p'e outcome cue cou'u 'e'' nePuoiioa"
congressman as iar as ne coulu oe seen ol
'he s'hi'es upon MS race ne fres'uen'
message haa hau very depressing e"ec.
upon the democrats from Tue eastern anu
nhodie oea,es anu 'iis ieeh"g was 'n'ehs'-
nea wneh 'he u'ans"e'ao'e ngu"'e"' ito'''
MI Blame came from across '"e sea-
PRoruEcf FuLFILLED.
There is one feature of the Presidents
message which struck mo very forc;blv lint
which seems IN have been overlooked in the
var;ous criticisms During the campaicn of
al tho Republicans declared chat if tho CIV
ernmen, fell into the hands of the Democrats
III. latter Womb throuyh iyuorance and in
competence. involve the business interests of
the country in disaster. And now comes the
nRuler of SIXTY millions of neople and in
his third animal MESSAGE To Congress confess
es TIA, tho country ia Threatened with ..6nan.
c;,l copvn,s;on md widesnread disaster"
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"a" MANUAL
The position which Representative Samuel
J. Randall holds in the political heid to-day
is an anomalous one. Though having but
few followers in his own party, so few that
under ordinary circumstances he and they
would be scoffed at. yet on all questions re-
lating to the tariff and internal revenue laws,
he holds the balance of power in the House
of Representatives. The President has no
use for him, and the two have scarcely met
since the present administration came INTO
power. Nine-tenths of his Democratic col
leagues in the House are not SIMPLY not IN
sympathy with his views; they are unaltera-
bly, and unequivocally opposed TO his teach
ings. Mr.. Randall and his followers consti-
tute one wing of the Democratic party in the
House. and Mr. Carlisle and his adherents
the other. And. as Mr. Reed once said, both
of these wings rarely flop together. Mr..
Randall has been threatened, coaxed and ca
)oied' Every arunoe known 10 ues,snlns
politicians, every influence "hien 'he oep'hs
of Democratic iniquity could eeoise' mas oeeh
used to make him bend to the majority but
in vain. There is no ostentation, no display,
no conscious pride. about the man. He is
reserved in his manner, but there is that
written upon his face which gives courage to
his friends and despair to his enemies
Souarc-iawed, iron-wilIed, perfectly cool un-
der any and all circumstances. he is capable
of facing the ieers and SCOTS of the Demo-
cratic side of the House. and TO make them
wr;,he in turn. until YOU admire the man